Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux)

Jewel coffer on stand (petit coffre à bijoux) by Martin Carlin|Sèvres Manufactory|Michel-Gabriel Commelin

Medium

Oak veneered with tulipwood, sycamore, holly, and ebonized holly; thirteen soft-paste porcelain plaques; gilt-bronze mounts; velvet (not original)

Dimensions

37 1/2 × 21 3/4 × 14 1/2 in. (95.3 × 55.2 × 36.8 cm)

Classification

Woodwork-Furniture

Culture

French, Paris and Sèvres

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 1958

Accession Number

58.75.42

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